- Release Date: 1995
- Runtime: 127 min
- Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey ... see all
- Director: Wolfgang Petersen
- Plot: Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly?
User Reviews
Outbreak
Oct 18, 2008
cody872151 - yahoo.com
Oct 18, 2008cody872151 - yahoo.com
This was a very good movie . From start to finish it delivers and the acting was great and had a great supporting cast as well . This is a movie that i dont get tired of watching because everytime its... Full review
Still easy to watch
Sep 17, 2008
cheryl_mosca - yahoo.com
Sep 17, 2008cheryl_mosca - yahoo.com
Many older flicks are difficult or even impossible to watch, but Outbreak still keeps your interest. I liked the acting - they were real and believable. Quite a bit of action, good story with a good ending.... Full review
Outbreak is a Must See
May 04, 2008
puddingsky - yahoo.com
May 04, 2008puddingsky - yahoo.com
Excellent storyline with superb actors at their best...Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Rene Russo, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland, Patrick Dempsey who provide an unforgettable movie experience. Emotions range from funny and happy to anger, worry and sadness. It's about... Full review
BORING!!!
Oct 11, 2007
firecracka_63363 - yahoo.com
Oct 11, 2007firecracka_63363 - yahoo.com
The most boring, long drawn out movie of all time! I figured with Brad Pitt it would be good....it sucked! No action at all. ZERO! Go see 3:10 to Yuma for a fun clever western!... Full review
A truly scary movie that will leave you speechless
Oct 05, 2007
matt_crusher - yahoo.com
Oct 05, 2007matt_crusher - yahoo.com
this movie has strong disturbing imagesand it realy is outstanding! id give ie three stars! This bloody outbreak will leave you with scary thoughts !... Full review
Must See!
Sep 22, 2007
aceapurva - yahoo.com
Sep 22, 2007aceapurva - yahoo.com
Amazing Story! It was very interesting and it was a fast-paced thriller.There was action from start to finish, not a single boring point.... Full review
horrifying but best
May 14, 2007
maria_0072003 - yahoo.com
May 14, 2007maria_0072003 - yahoo.com
WB was unable to secure the rights to richard prestons no-1 best selling book. though the script writers made 20% of it fictional. but the 70% if it is true. its a true horror film and a really memorable one. i... Full review
Morgan Freeman
Jan 21, 2007
fgpyu0 - yahoo.com
Jan 21, 2007fgpyu0 - yahoo.com
Morgen Freeam is by far THE BEST ACTOR we have today. He has a GREAT speaking voice as well. There is no one else like him.... Full review
Scary subject matter parlayed into popcorn thriller
Dec 11, 2006
moonspinner55 - imdb.com
Dec 11, 2006moonspinner55 - imdb.com
As a medical scientist doing research on Ebola-like virus isolated in an African village, Dustin Hoffman is miscast but still personable and ingratiating; after Hoffman's Col. Daniels is taken off the assignment and the virus invades the United States, he... Full review
I can't believe how bad it is
Oct 03, 2006
oufrl - yahoo.com
Oct 03, 2006oufrl - yahoo.com
This movie is so bad, I laughed...that is when I wasn't screaming at Dustin Hoffman's overacting. Actually, everyone in the film overacts. Even the jokes are over-acted. Dustin Hoffman wants to find the records for a shipping vessel so that he... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Mar 04, 2009DVD MovieGuide
you'll enjoy this goofy popcorn flick.....Outbreak is absurd and cheesy, but dammit, I enjoy it anyway.....I can respect a flick and not like it....To be honest, it's a pretty absurd movie.....Objectively, Outbreak is a pretty terrible movie..... ... Full Review
| May 19, 2006Bullz-Eye.com
Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo are fine actors, but a ridiculous looking couple.
Marcel the monkey shows up the Central Perk crew by becoming the first cast member of "Friends" to go solo, and we would be remiss if we did not discuss the plucky young helicopter pilot played by Cuba Gooding Jr.
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| Apr 06, 1996Los Angeles Times
Despite a lot of high-tech gizmology and oodles of data about hemorrhagic fevers and viral strains, it's basically a so-spreadable-it's-incredible creeping glop movie.
In "Outbreak," he's somewhat at a disadvantage because his chief meanie, Donald Sutherland's Gen. Donald McClintock, is no match for Motaba.
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| Mar 10, 1995Washington Post
Gooding and Spacey are also nicely cast as Hoffman's comic sidekicks.
Though something of a half-pint, Hoffman brings a Schwarzeneggerian credibility to the action role.
... Full Review
| Mar 10, 1995Washington Post
While the good people (well, the good movie extras) of Cedar Creek, Calif.
But the clues to the mystery lie before them like a mundane board game.
... Full Review
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